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Johnny Winter

For 40 years Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing with Columbia Records in 1969, he immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues with a powerful combination of authentic Texas funk and his own high energy interpretation for the legions of fans just discovering the blues via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

www.johnnywinter.net
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Henry Gray & Lil’ Buck Sinegal

Henry Gray may well be Louisiana’s oldest active legendary master Blues pianist. At 84, with a career that spans over six decades, Henry continues to deliver his rollicking, two-fisted boogie-woogies and passionate blues to people throughout the world. Not only is Henry hailed for his contribution to post WW II Chicago blues, he is also recognized as one of the key contributors to Louisiana’s unique ‘Swamp Blues’ sound.

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

www.henrygray.com
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The Royal Southern Brotherhood

Since the late 60s the name Allman and Neville has been synonymous with great music. Music that is UN tamed, hard to categorize, a blending rock, blues, and soul into a fusion that remains on its own and has been a staple of the Blues and Jam music scene. When Devon Allman told his father that he was putting a band together that involved Mike Zito and Cyril Neville it was met with major approval.

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

www.royalsouthernbrotherhood.com
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Watermelon Slim

Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation delivering gritty workingman blues with a raw, impassioned intensity. Known for his bottleneck guitar playing, Slim has taken his blues all over the USA, Europe, and Southeast Asia and has played with noted blues artists such as the late Henry “Sunflower” Vestine of Canned Heat, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray and the late John Lee Hooker.

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

www.watermelonslim.com
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Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cameron Kimbrough

From the moment he discovered an old raggedy guitar with a couple of strings and a Muddy Waters cassette, Lightnin’ Malcolm’s life and the music world would change forever. Malcolm’s journey began near the railroad tracks in rural Southeast Missouri. It wasn’t until Malcolm settled in North Mississippi that he had a musical epiphany. He was drawn to the hill country blues first made famous by Fred McDowell and later R.L. Burnside.

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

lightninmalcolm.net
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Jonathon “Boogie” Long

Jonathon “Boogie” Long was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on September 15th, 1988. He was born with the Blues coursing through his veins. He first picked up a Guitar when he was 6 years old and tried to play old Gospel songs due to the fact that he was brought up in a Southern Baptist Community. He started taking lessons at the age of 8 and from there everything just came naturally.

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

jonathonboogielong.com

James Johnson

Baton Rouge blues guitarist, James Johnson, is the man who put the “scratch” in Slim Harpo’s “Baby Scratch my Back.” A member of Harpo’s legendary King Bees, Johnson’s guitar can be heard on many of Harpo’s major hits. Johnson was instrumental in creating the Swamp Blues sound and his incredible blues guitar playing has influenced many of today’s bluesmen.

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

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The Young Band Nation Blues Project

As our students begin to reach an intermediate skill level, many of them get what we call “the itch”; the longing to get out of that little box of a room and begin to play with other students. Our Young Band Development Program was created to do just that: get the students rehearsing and performing with each other.

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

brmusicstudios.com